Nov 10, 2022 - Sale 2621

Sale 2621 - Lot 148

Price Realized: $ 344
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

SPERRY (DATES UNKNOWN)

THE NEW SUNSET LIMITED / FRENCH QUARTER LOUNGE. Circa 1950.

23 1/4x16 inches, 59x40 3/4 cm.
Condition A: minor abrasions at edges. Paper.

Introduced in 1950, the streamlined Sunset Limited ran between Los Angeles and New Orleans. It made the trip in 48 hours and was filled with delightful amenities and cutting-edge technology. A Southern Pacific promotional brochure for the train issued in 1950, explains that "The Sunset Route between New Orleans and Los Angeles takes you through these five states: Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. It is 2,070 miles long." It further touts the bar car thusly, "the full-length [French Quarter] lounge suggests the mood of New Orleans' famous Vieux Carré, but in a modern setting. White wrought-iron grillwork accentuates the old French Quarter feeling. The watermelon-red ceiling lends a touch of Mardi Gras atmosphere." (Brochure can be seen here: https://streamlinermemories.info/SP/SPSunset.pdf).
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From the collection of Victor Ryerson.